How many people did you bring over?

When you run a resort, expect to have many people around, both coming and going. One of the many joys of being around these multitudes of people is to bake for them, and to hear their stories over the dinner table. Sometimes, however, there can be a great many people to fit around the dinner table and having to plan for how much to bake is crucial. On a couple occasions the dinner table get's really crowded and we have to triple our usual recipes! My favorite, the chocolate brownie pie, is usually small enough to feed a couple people. The recipe is 3 eggs, 1/3rd cup butter, 1 1/2 cup sugar, 3/4 cup flour, 1/2 tsp salt, 3 squares of melted Hershey's baking chocolate, 1/3 cup milk, 1 tsp vanilla extract, 1 cup chopped nuts.

On one fantastic occasion though, we had to triple the recipe. This then calls for 9 eggs, 1 full cup of butter 4 1/2 cup of sugar, 2 1/4 cup of flour, 1 1/2 tsp of salt, 9 squares of melted Hershey's baking chocolate, 1 cup of milk, 3 tsp of vanilla extract, and 3 cups of chopped nuts. Next you have to separate and divide them evenly into three pie, so that you can serve your guests an even amount.

The key to successful impromptu baking or cooking is a well stocked pantry and being able to go with the flow. You just have to hope that you can have both the former and the ladder at the same time. Most guests are just appreciative that the food part of their vacation has been taken out of the equation.